Academic articles contain original research on a narrow topic. They are usually peer-reviewed and are published in scholarly journals.
To find articles on your topic, use keywords to search in one of the databases listed below. For additional help, check out our tutorial on finding scholarly / peer-reviewed articles.
If the article you want isn't available in full text you can request it for free from Interlibrary Loan.
A large multi-subject database covering every topic with scholarly journals and popular magazines.
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Provides full text of periodicals, reference books, primary source documents, and more on virtually every subject area of general interest, back to 1975.
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Background information gives you a general overview of a topic and is a great way to find keywords and learn basic concepts. You can use Wikipedia, or one of the reference resources listed below.
Bringing Linguistics into the Spanish Language Classroom by 
Voces Eclipsadas : Expresiones Disidentes y Escrituras Propias en Los Márgenes de la Feminidad by Scholarly books are much longer than articles and they provide more depth and context. You can find physical books or e-books using the search box below. Try searching by subject, keyword, author, or title.
If you would like to browse the library's collection of physical books, check out the following call numbers (listed below by topic):
| Subject | Call # Range |
|---|---|
| History of Spain | DP1-402 |
| History of Latin America/Spanish America | F1201-3799 |
| Spanish Language | PC4001-4977 |
|
Spanish Literature Early to 1500 |
PQ6058-6060 |
| Modern | PQ6061-6073 |
| Individual authors/works to 1700 | PQ6271-6498 |
| Individual authors/works to 1700-1868 | PQ6500-6576 |
| Individual authors/works to 1868-1960 | PQ6600-6647 |
| Individual authors/works to 1961-2000 | PQ6650-6676 |
| Individual authors/works 2001-present | PQ6700-6726 |
| Provincial, local, colonial, etc. | PQ7000-8929 |
| Spanish America | PQ7081-8560 |
